Flying reptiles of the prehistoric skies, pterosaurs, are long extinct but continue to reveal the secrets of evolution. These ...

The discovery pushes back the evolution of advanced pterosaurs and also supports a surprising new setting for their evolution.

Recently, a new species, named Melkamter pateko, has been unearthed in the Chubut province of Argentina. Interestingly, this ...

A University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes—the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly ...

The never-seen-before teeth and jaws of the ancient reptile, Threordatoth chasmatos, distinguishes it from other ...

Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve ...

Recent archaeological work in northern Kuwait has uncovered a fascinating discovery: a clay head that represents the culture ...

A tiny lizard fossil, Cryptovaranoides microlanius, is 205 million years old. It shifts Squamata origins back by 35 million ...

Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur — an ancient flying reptile — with a wing span of about ... been one of the largest fliers in its ecosystem. Its skull ...

Burr holes are small holes that a neurosurgeon makes in the skull. Burr holes are used to help relieve pressure on the brain when fluid, such as blood, builds up and starts to compress brain tissue. A ...

A standoff was on Thursday witnessed at the Busia border after a human skull was discovered inside a passenger bus. According to eyewitnesses, the bus, which was coming from Rwanda and headed for ...

A search for the families of two women killed in the grisly 'Jigsaw Murders' 90 years ago is underway after their skulls were rediscovered in a store cupboard at Edinburgh University. Evil Dr Buck ...